Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan attended the Space Trading Fair, where rare treasures were exchanged and he obtained the Heavenly Nether Poison Canon for Xiao Yi Xian. When a segment of Mysterious Spirit Secluded Bamboo appeared, Liuli suspected the Ling Clan had suffered despite her warning and decided she had to win it.

• A bidder traded pills for the Demon Phoenix Bone Wings, and Elder Baoshan passed them over.
• Elder Baoshan presented the Vajra Glazed Body, prompting Xiao Yan and Zi Yan to tease Liuli before its owner chose an offer and completed the exchange.
• The trading fair continued, and Xiao Yan exchanged two Eighth-grade pills with five-colored Pill Lightning for the Heavenly Nether Poison Canon for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Elder Baoshan introduced Mysterious Spirit Secluded Bamboo, explaining that its restriction likely required Heavenly Soul Power to break.
• Liuli recognized the bamboo as a Ling Clan treasure, worried that the clan had still suffered grievous losses, and resolved to win it.

Xiao Yan and his companions acquired the Mysterious Spirit Secluded Bamboo before bidding against others for a fragmentary map linked to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Old Yao won the map with six Eighth-grade pills bearing Eight-colored Pill Lightning, while Liuli drove off a challenger who attacked Xiao Yan.

• Liuli traded an Eighth-grade pill with Seven-colored Pill Lightning for the Mysterious Spirit Secluded Bamboo and said she could use her Heavenly Soul Power and Zi Yan’s help to lift its restriction.
• Elder Baoshan presented a fragmentary map said to be linked to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, drawing eager bids from the crowd.
• As the bidding reached five Eighth-grade pills with Seven-colored Pill Lightning, Old Yao offered seven such pills.
• A withered black-robed figure named Yin Li raised the bid to five Eighth-grade pills with Eight-colored Pill Lightning and used spatial pressure against Xiao Yan.
• Liuli broke Yin Li’s pressure and injured him with a sharp gleam before the Three Great Sects restored order.
• Old Yao won the fragmentary map by bidding six Eighth-grade pills with Eight-colored Pill Lightning.

At the Space Trading Fair, Elder Baoshan announced that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region. After the fair, Old Yao tracked down his old enemy and left with Xiao Yan to confront him.

• Old Yao exchanged six bottles of pills for the fragmentary map, and he and Xiao Yan planned to piece it together after leaving the fair.
• Elder Baoshan announced that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, explaining the treasures it offered and the dangers of the forbidden zone.
• Old Yao and Xiao Yan decided they might visit the region, then left the fair after it concluded.
• Outside the fair, Old Yao spread his Soul Power to locate his old enemy and asked Xiao Yan to accompany him.
• Zi Yan transformed into her adult form and proudly told Liuli that she was taller than her.

After assembling the complete Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame scroll, Xiao Yan discovered that it revealed when the Heavenly Flame would descend rather than where it was located. The scroll’s lotus mark then shot into Xiao Yan’s brow, leaving its effect unknown.

• Xiao Yan, Old Yao, and Liuli returned to the Star Realm and hid themselves in an isolated pocket of space.
• Xiao Yan joined the four ancient scroll fragments, but the resulting landscape painting revealed no obvious clues.
• At Liuli’s suggestion, Xiao Yan burned the scroll with his Heavenly Flames, and Old Yao returned the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to him to intensify the fire.
• The scroll’s patterns transformed into ancient text describing the Twin Moons, Nine Stars, and Heaven and Earth Tide, which Old Yao said would occur in three years.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to reach the Dou Saint realm before the Demonic Fire descended, and the scroll’s lotus mark suddenly flew into Xiao Yan’s brow.

Xiao Yan discovered a mysterious soul mark bearing the name Netherworld Demonic Saint, then prepared to travel to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region after spending time with Liuli. Liuli planned to return to her clan first and warned Xiao Yan to stay cautious on his journey.

• A demonic lotus pattern entered Xiao Yan's forehead, and a white light pierced his soul despite Old Yao's attempt to protect him.
• Xiao Yan learned the words “Netherworld Demonic Saint,” and Liuli explained that the figure had once owned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame before the flame devoured him.
• Old Yao speculated that the mark might be connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and could help Xiao Yan subdue it.
• Afterward, Xiao Yan told Liuli that he had reached the minor-success stage of the Vajra Glazed Body and would leave for the Vast Desolate Ancient Region.
• Liuli said she might visit the region to watch, but would first return to her clan, and she urged Xiao Yan to avoid danger and bring back treasures.

Liuli returned to the Sword Domain and got permission from Gongsun Lin to watch the events around the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, where Xiao Yi Xian sensed poisonous creatures ahead.

• Liuli reunited with Gongsun Lin, who teased her about Xiao Yan before allowing her to go see the commotion around the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Xiao Yan and his companions reached Vast Desolate Town and learned that the latest group to enter the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, including more than a dozen Dou Venerates, had died.
• Xiao Yan planned to follow the larger group into the region, and the five companions waited until many people had entered before setting off.
• A cloaked old man watched Xiao Yan enter the forest, recognized him from his days as a Da Dou Shi in the Jia Ma Empire, and vanished.
• Xiao Yan ignored groups that invited them to team up and killed a Peak Dou Zong who tried to attack them.
• Xiao Yi Xian stopped the group after sensing poisonous creatures ahead.

Xiao Yan and his companions crossed the Poison Insects in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, while Liuli reached the Ancient Domain Platform and spotted Feng Qing'er among the gathered factions. The story left Liuli observing the assembled powers as Xiao Yan’s group hurried toward the region’s middle area.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Yan and the others Poison-Evading Pills as they entered the purple mist.
• Xiao Yi Xian identified the mist as tiny, highly toxic Poison Insects, and Xiao Yan burned the insects out of himself, Cai Lin, and Qing Lin with Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that the insects became nourishment for her Calamity Poison Body, and Xiao Yan led the group onward once the mist began to thin.
• Liuli arrived at the crowded Ancient Domain Platform, released an aura at the peak Nine-revolution Dou Zun level, and sat down to observe the major factions.
• Liuli spotted Gu Xun Er and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, then recognized Feng Qing'er and recalled her clashes with Xiao Yan.

Liuli joined the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s expedition to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region in exchange for a Bodhi Seed, then watched as Feng Qing'er confronted Xiao Yan on the Ancient Domain Platform. Xiao Yan’s power surged to Seven-turn Dou Zun, while Gu Qingyang blocked Jiu Feng from interfering.

• Feng Qing'er invited Liuli to join the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s group and promised her a Bodhi Seed, and Liuli accepted.
• Liuli ignored Feng Qing'er’s outstretched hand, settled into the group’s camp, and intimidated Feng Tan when he challenged her.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the platform, and Feng Qing'er ordered him to leave before attacking him with a multicolored ribbon.
• Xiao Yan burned Feng Qing'er’s ribbon with Heavenly Flames, and Feng Qing'er unleashed an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix aura and vowed revenge.
• Xiao Yan activated nine markings on his forehead and rose to Seven-turn Dou Zun, while Gu Qingyang stopped Jiu Feng from intervening.

Xiao Yan defeated Feng Qing'er in their duel despite Jiu Feng's threats, then reunited with Xun Er and Cai Lin at the Ancient Clan's camp. As the group settled to discuss the Bodhi Ancient Tree, an unseen observer in the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan watched Xiao Yan with jealousy.

• Gu Qingyang stopped Jiu Feng from interfering, and Xiao Yan ignored Jiu Feng's warning to attack Feng Qing'er.
• Xiao Yan destroyed Feng Qing'er's attacks, evaded her Heavenly Phoenix phantom, and slammed her into the ground before releasing her as the Rainbow-eyed Man's pressure approached.
• The Rainbow-eyed Man restrained the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members and warned Xiao Yan that they would settle matters in the future; Xiao Yan left with Cai Lin and the others for the Ancient Clan's group.
• Xiao Yan greeted Gu Qingyang and reunited with Xun Er, who exchanged calm introductions with Cai Lin.
• Xun Er asked whether Xiao Yan had come for the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and he agreed while wondering whether Young Girl had also come.
• An unseen woman in the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's group watched Xiao Yan and angrily bit into a Spirit Fruit.

Xiao Yan and Xun Er learned that the Beast Tide blocked the way to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and Hun Yu organized a joint assault that Xiao Yan’s group joined cautiously. Elsewhere in the horde, Liuli fought through the beasts with striking ease while saving Feng Qing’er, whose feelings toward her shifted.

• Xun Er told Xiao Yan that a Beast Tide stood between them and the Bodhi Ancient Tree and that many had died trying to cross it.
• Xun Er identified Hun Yu as a powerful Soul Clan prodigy, and Gu Qingyang warned Xiao Yan that Hun Yu was vicious.
• Hun Yu proposed that the gathered factions form an Alliance and charge through the Beast Tide, and Jiu Feng led the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan in agreeing.
• Nearly four-fifths of the crowd joined the Alliance, while Xun Er warned Xiao Yan and the others that Hun Yu and Jiu Feng intended to use them as shields.
• After nearly three hours of fighting, Liuli cut down swaths of fierce beasts and pulled Feng Qing’er out of danger before coldly telling her to watch herself.

Liuli led the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan through the Beast Tide to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, where Hun Yu secretly planned to have Bone Nether Saint kill her. Xiao Yan and his companions arrived later, recognizing the powerful swordswoman among the Phoenix Clan’s team.

• Liuli cut through the Beast Tide for two hours and reached the clearing before the Bodhi Ancient Tree, with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan following behind her.
• Feng Qing'er offered Liuli recovery pills, but Liuli refused and pointed out that the Phoenix Clan members were the ones in poor condition.
• Jiu Feng and Hun Yu led their teams toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while Hun Yu ordered an Old Man to have Bone Nether Saint try to kill Liuli.
• Xiao Yan’s group reached the clearing after the Soul Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had departed, and Xiao Yan shared recovery pills with his companions.
• Cai Lin noted the powerful swordswoman in the Phoenix Clan’s team, and Xiao Yan and Gongsun Lan recognized Liuli by her swordsmanship.

Xiao Yan and the other teams joined forces to fight the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s five Half-Saint Puppets for a chance to seize the Bodhi Heart. During the battle, Xiao Yan helped destroy one puppet, but a mysterious streak of white light dealt the final blow.

• Hun Yu revealed that five Half-Saint Puppets guarded the Bodhi Heart and proposed that the gathered teams divide them among themselves.
• Xiao Yan agreed that his group would fight one puppet, while Hun Yu, Jiu Feng, and the other teams took responsibility for the remaining four.
• The battle lasted nearly twenty minutes, and a puppet killed an Eight-star Dou Zun with a single blow.
• Xiao Yan blocked a puppet’s attack while Xun Er and the others struck its head with their Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yan smashed the puppet’s skull with the Eight Extremes Collapse, then a mysterious white light pierced its head and made it explode, sending Xiao Yan flying.

Liuli revealed her Dou Saint strength by destroying the Half-Saint Puppets and left the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to join Xiao Yan's group. She confronted Xiao Yan jealously, then introduced herself to Yun Yun as the group prepared to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

• Xiao Yan realized Liuli had split open the Half-Saint Puppet's head with a single strike, and Xun Er checked that he was unharmed.
• Liuli destroyed the Half-Saint Puppet threatening the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, while Feng Qing'er fled in panic and fell to the ground.
• Liuli removed her hood, revealed her pink hair, and walked away from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan toward Xiao Yan's group.
• Liuli approached Xiao Yan jealously, and Xun Er noticed their closeness before quietly withdrawing her hand from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan introduced Yun Yun to Liuli, who greeted her and gave her the name Gongsun Liuli.

Xiao Yan’s group rested after fighting the Half-Saint Puppets, then advanced toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree while the injured and weaker fighters stayed behind. The tree’s light transported everyone it enveloped into the opening where the Bodhi Heart was, but Liuli was left behind, unable to enter.

• Liuli teased Gongsun Lan about his feelings for her and urged him to give up on pursuing her.
• The other fighters defeated the final Half-Saint Puppet while Xiao Yan’s group recovered.
• Xiao Yan advised everyone below Six-star Dou Zun to stay behind, and about one-third of the group remained at the clearing.
• Hun Yu and Jiu Feng led the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s main forces onward, leaving the seriously injured behind, including Feng Qing'er.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree enveloped the advancing group in white light and pulled them into its opening, but Liuli remained outside.

Liuli attacked the Bodhi Ancient Tree and was dragged inside, while Xiao Yan awoke in the tree’s true body and learned that it wanted him to remove the evil consciousness left by a fallen Dou Di. The chapter left Xiao Yan facing the Bodhi Ancient Tree after it confirmed its request.

• Liuli struck the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but its green light erased her attack and restored the damaged space.
• As Liuli tried to leave, a vine caught her ankle and dragged her toward the tree; a beam of light enveloped her, and she vanished.
• Xiao Yan awoke inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s true body and saw images of the people who had entered it, including Xun Er.
• The tree showed Xiao Yan how it had helped one Dou Di kill another, then absorbed the fallen Dou Di’s resentment and became tainted by evil consciousness.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree sent the memory into Xiao Yan and confirmed that it wanted him to dispel the evil consciousness.

Xiao Yan helped the Bodhi Ancient Tree purge the resentment left behind by a Dou Di by refining its Bodhi Seeds with Heavenly Flames. After the last of the black qi disappeared, Xiao Yan collapsed from exhaustion, and the tree carried him and another unconscious figure into its hollow.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree asked Xiao Yan to use Heavenly Flames to refine its Bodhi Seeds and cleanse the Dou Di's resentment.
• Xiao Yan agreed after the tree offered him Bodhi Seeds and replenished his Dou Qi with an emerald cushion.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly refined the Bodhi Seeds until the final wisp of black qi left the tree.
• The purified Bodhi Ancient Tree rejoiced, while Xiao Yan fell into a deep sleep from soul-deep exhaustion.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree placed another unconscious figure beside Xiao Yan and carried both of them into its trunk.

Xun Er searched for the missing Xiao Yan after the Bodhi Ancient Tree expelled the group, then learned from the tree that he was safe and undergoing an opportunity it had bestowed on him. As the space began to collapse, Xun Er and the others left to wait for Xiao Yan outside.

• Xun Er discovered that Xiao Yan was missing, while Gu Qingyang reassured her that he was likely not in mortal danger.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree released Bodhi Seeds, triggering a battle as Gu Qingyang and Gongsun Lan led their clans into the scramble.
• Xun Er approached the tree, which told her Xiao Yan was safe and receiving an opportunity; it killed a Nine-star Dou Zun who tried to seize the seeds before her.
• Xun Er collected the seeds and told Gu Qingyang and the others that Xiao Yan was safe, then decided to leave with the Star Cloud Pavilion and Flower Sect members.
• As the space began to collapse, Xiao Yi Xian urged Cai Lin and the others to leave and wait for Xiao Yan outside.

Liuli discovered she had reincarnated as Princess Siyang of You Kingdom, whose father had promised her in marriage to the formidable Crown Prince of Xiao. She set out to enlist her six brothers to resist the marriage, while an unknown figure entered her room and revealed an interest in her.

• Liuli recalled that Princess Siyang was the Emperor of You’s spoiled youngest child and that he had arranged her marriage to the Crown Prince of Xiao to secure peace.
• Liuli learned that the Crown Prince had defeated her six brothers and their guards, and Xiao Liu told her of his ruthless rise to power.
• Liuli decided she would not marry the Crown Prince and planned to seek help from her brothers to turn the military situation against Xiao.
• Liuli left the Princess Residence to find her brothers, and a shadowy figure entered her bedroom, kissed a strand of her hair, and said they liked her long, straight black hair.

Liuli abandoned her effort to stop the marriage and planned to run away, but a bloodstained gauze in her room led her to suspect an intruder. She sought refuge in the palace, while the Emperor and a hidden young man revealed that the intrusion had been staged to keep her from escaping.

• Liuli decided to flee rather than marry the Crown Prince of Xiao Kingdom and searched for a way to leave the city unnoticed.
• Liuli found bloodstained gauze on her dressing table and hurried to the Imperial Palace to tell Gongsun Lin someone had entered her room.
• Gongsun Lin ordered the Imperial Guards to investigate and allowed Liuli to stay with Consort Yu for a few days.
• After Liuli left, Gongsun Lin asked a young man in black why he had gone to her residence and frightened her.
• The young man said he had feared Liuli would run away and predicted she would laugh and cry when she saw him.

Liuli visited Consort Yu, who comforted her about the arranged marriage and shared a tender mother-daughter moment with her. The next morning, Liuli set out to find the Crown Prince of Xiao, but collided with a black-haired young man whose identity was not revealed.

• Liuli realized the Old Emperor knew who had broken into her bedchamber and decided she had to meet the Crown Prince of Xiao.
• Consort Yu embraced Liuli, carried her into her bedchamber, and comforted her as Liuli called her Mom.
• Consort Yu dressed Liuli the next morning and reminded her to call her Sister Yu in public.
• Liuli asked where the Crown Prince of Xiao was staying, then decided to leave the palace and go to the Imperial Study.
• Liuli collided with a black-haired young man, who crouched down and asked where she was rushing off to.